Tusked Blowhog
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Sus magdentum | ||
| Family | Tusked blowhog | ||
| Areas | Blossoming Arcadia (night), Hero's Hideaway (Story Mode, Olimar's Shipwreck Tale and night) | ||
| Caves | Hectic Hollows, Below-Grade Discotheque | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | Dandori Day Care | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | Charges and eats Pikmin | ||
The Tusked Blowhog (シシドックリ?, lit.: "Boar Tokkuri") is a boar-like enemy in Pikmin 4 that charges forward when provoked and eats Pikmin. Despite the name, Tusked Blowhogs are not of the blowhog family but a separate family, the aptly named tusked blowhog family.
Stats
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 14 | 10 (0 glow pellets) |  × 7
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900 |
Behavior
A Tusked Blowhog typically wanders about in a small territory until something catches its attention. If it sees something, it will open its mouth while charging forward and eventually skidding to a halt. The charge will disrupt groups and launch Pikmin, Oatchi and the player character into the air. As it begins its charge, it can snatch up to three Pikmin and begin eating them after it stops moving. If it strays too far from its territory, it will begin walking back, ignoring attacks. Like Oatchi's rush, Tusked Blowhog charges destroy jars.
Strategy
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Care should be taken to not let the Tusked Blowhog disrupt the entire squad. It can only eat three Pikmin at a time, but can launch the leaders and other Pikmin into compromising situations. While the creature is unaware, charging it from behind with your Pikmin is effective. Charging from the front however, is ill-advised due to it launching everything in its path and puts the Pikmin in danger of being eaten. Throwing is generally safer, though as the Tusked Blowhog charges, most Pikmin will fall off. As with every creature, whistling Pikmin before it shakes them off is important.
Notes
Dalmo's notes
Olimar's notes
“Similar to an ancestor species of the Fiery Blowhog, this creature has a pair of sharp tusks that it uses to charge enemies with vigorous violence.
It demonstrates its aggressive nature when it pursues its prey and when it's attacked by a predator of its own. In the case of the latter, the Tusked Blowhog will attack its attacker, causing them to balk while it can dash away to safety.
This species also has an extremely sharp sense of smell, which it uses to detect the pheromone-like scent of its favorite food—underground mushrooms.”Louie's notes
Other information
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #22
- Musical theme: Boss battle (cave) (Hectic Hollows only)
Naming
- Common name: Tusked Blowhog. It resembles other grounded Blowhogs, and indeed has two tusks jutting out.
- Japanese nickname: シシドックリ?, lit.: "Boar Tokkuri". シシ? is short for イノシシ? (lit.: "wild boar").
- Japanese name: ハイイロシシドックリ?, lit.: "Gray Boar Tokkuri".
- Scientific name: Sus magdentum. Magdentum is a portmanteau of magnum and dentis, Latin for "big" and "teeth" respectively.
- Internal names:
RUSHER. It could refer to how it rushes towards the player and their Pikmin squad to attack them. - Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
シシドックリ? Shishi Dokkuri |
Boar Tokkuri | Tokkuri |
 Chinese(traditional) |
野豬德古利 Yězhū Dégǔlì |
Boar Tokkuri | |
 Chinese(simplified) |
野猪德古利 Yězhū Dégǔlì |
Boar Tokkuri | |
 Dutch |
Wilde ivoorstormer | Wild ivory stormer | |
 French |
Puffy à défenses | Tusked puffy | |
 German |
Rüsselverres | Trunk-boar | The name comes from "Rüssel" (Trunk) and the latin word "Verres" meaning boar, a male pig |
 Italian |
Zanghiale | Tusboar | The name comes from "zanna" (tusk) and "cinghiale" (boar) |
 Korean |
멧돼지호롱 Metdwaeji-Horong |
Boar Oil Lamp | |
 Portuguese |
Tromba-porco | Trunk pig | The name is a portmanteau of "tromba" (trunk) and "porco" (pig) "Tromba" is also a form of the verb "trombar" (to bump) |
 Spanish |
Verraco jabato | Piglet boar |
Gallery
A Tusked Blowhog having knocked the player character down in the Piklopedia.
Tusked Blowhog by itself.
A Tusked Blowhog charging in Below-Grade Discotheque.
A corpse of a Tusked Blowhog.
Two Tusked Blowhogs at night, charging over a bridge one catching a Glow Pikmin.
A Tusked Blowhog being defeated in Hero's Hideaway.
A defeated Tusked Blowhog in the Piklopedia.
